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Henderson, KY Urban Area

28,132 Population
15.3 square miles 1,843.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,890 ±$1,542 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,485 ±$2,599 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.6% ±2.4% (5,067  ±648) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.9 minutes ±1.2 (230,990  ±17,665) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

12,475 ±343 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (27,216  ±337) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.9% ±1.5% (246  ±94) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,719 ±307 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$159,400 ±$8,694 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±1.8% (3,373  ±513) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.4% ±4.5% (17,419  ±960.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20% ±2.3% (3,947  ±463.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% ±0.4% (475  ±119) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±1% (1,170  ±219) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,170 Total veterans ±219 1,070 Male ±215 100 Female ±68

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